Community Catalysts
@commcats.bsky.social
A social enterprise that creates opportunities for people to thrive in healthy, caring communities. Visit: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
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@commcats.bsky.social
· Jun 13
We want everyone to be able to live a good life and every year we deliver great work that helps us achieve this vision. Our 2024-25 impact report summarises our work, showing the breadth of what we do across our strategic themes www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications...
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"Underfunded, short-term care does not save money."
This is what Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE had to say when he was asked the question "In 2026, how do we make the economics of care fair for everyone?"
(page 30) buff.ly/aPZ8O0L
This is what Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE had to say when he was asked the question "In 2026, how do we make the economics of care fair for everyone?"
(page 30) buff.ly/aPZ8O0L
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"Underfunded, short-term care does not save money."
This is what Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE had to say when he was asked the question "In 2026, how do we make the economics of care fair for everyone?"
(page 30) buff.ly/aPZ8O0L
This is what Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE had to say when he was asked the question "In 2026, how do we make the economics of care fair for everyone?"
(page 30) buff.ly/aPZ8O0L
"...our ability to age and live well doesn’t start with a service, in a clinic or with a care package. It starts in the places we call home: in our neighbourhoods where relationships shape daily life." But how do we make this a reality for people? www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/lacnetwork/n...
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"...our ability to age and live well doesn’t start with a service, in a clinic or with a care package. It starts in the places we call home: in our neighbourhoods where relationships shape daily life." But how do we make this a reality for people? www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/lacnetwork/n...
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What if we enlarged the human element in 2026, refusing to subordinate it to process and protocol?
relationshipsproject.org/make-yoursel...
#relational
#relationships
relationshipsproject.org/make-yoursel...
#relational
#relationships
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
What if we enlarged the human element in 2026, refusing to subordinate it to process and protocol?
relationshipsproject.org/make-yoursel...
#relational
#relationships
relationshipsproject.org/make-yoursel...
#relational
#relationships
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Commissioning for the Future of Social Care
A one-day conference from Citizen Network for commissioners, providers & system leaders. Explore how local, neighbourhood-based care can build trust, support people better & use money well — with real-life examples and shared learning tinyurl.com/33726akn
A one-day conference from Citizen Network for commissioners, providers & system leaders. Explore how local, neighbourhood-based care can build trust, support people better & use money well — with real-life examples and shared learning tinyurl.com/33726akn
January 29, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Commissioning for the Future of Social Care
A one-day conference from Citizen Network for commissioners, providers & system leaders. Explore how local, neighbourhood-based care can build trust, support people better & use money well — with real-life examples and shared learning tinyurl.com/33726akn
A one-day conference from Citizen Network for commissioners, providers & system leaders. Explore how local, neighbourhood-based care can build trust, support people better & use money well — with real-life examples and shared learning tinyurl.com/33726akn
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The Government has launched a new Disability Advisory Panel, bringing together 10 people with lived experience of disability and long-term health conditions to shape national health and disability policy. Among those appointed is Isaac Samuels OBE, Co-Chair of TLAP's Board.
New Independent Disability Advisory Panel to put lived experience at the heart of policy - TLAP
The Government has announced the first members of its new Independent Disability Advisory Panel, bringing together ten people with lived experience of disability and long-term health conditions to…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Government has launched a new Disability Advisory Panel, bringing together 10 people with lived experience of disability and long-term health conditions to shape national health and disability policy. Among those appointed is Isaac Samuels OBE, Co-Chair of TLAP's Board.
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Member Reps met today to talk about big issues affecting members in 2026 and plans for the year ahead...
Become a member and join a network of like-minded individuals working towards Good Lives for people with learning disabilities together
www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/welcome/join-us/
Become a member and join a network of like-minded individuals working towards Good Lives for people with learning disabilities together
www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/welcome/join-us/
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Member Reps met today to talk about big issues affecting members in 2026 and plans for the year ahead...
Become a member and join a network of like-minded individuals working towards Good Lives for people with learning disabilities together
www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/welcome/join-us/
Become a member and join a network of like-minded individuals working towards Good Lives for people with learning disabilities together
www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/welcome/join-us/
Our Chair, Paul Morton and the Community Catalysts team are delighted to announce that @alexfoxshared.bsky.social will take up the role of CEO at Community Catalysts on 16 March. We're excited to welcome Alex onboard to lead us through our next phase www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2026/01/14/a...
Alex Fox OBE announced as new CEO of Community Catalysts | Community Catalysts
Alex Fox OBE will take up the role of CEO at Community Catalysts on 16 March 2026. Alex is an experienced leader and innovator.
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Our Chair, Paul Morton and the Community Catalysts team are delighted to announce that @alexfoxshared.bsky.social will take up the role of CEO at Community Catalysts on 16 March. We're excited to welcome Alex onboard to lead us through our next phase www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2026/01/14/a...
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Unlocking the power of Direct Payments for the global majority
📅 27 Jan
Explore how Direct Payments can better support people who have been racialised as ethnic minorities through culturally appropriate, strengths-based approaches rooted in real experience: buff.ly/HpFV7aZ
📅 27 Jan
Explore how Direct Payments can better support people who have been racialised as ethnic minorities through culturally appropriate, strengths-based approaches rooted in real experience: buff.ly/HpFV7aZ
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Unlocking the power of Direct Payments for the global majority
📅 27 Jan
Explore how Direct Payments can better support people who have been racialised as ethnic minorities through culturally appropriate, strengths-based approaches rooted in real experience: buff.ly/HpFV7aZ
📅 27 Jan
Explore how Direct Payments can better support people who have been racialised as ethnic minorities through culturally appropriate, strengths-based approaches rooted in real experience: buff.ly/HpFV7aZ
A lot of the fantastic community micro-enterprises that we support to get started have a positive ripple effect on their local area over time.
New partnerships are just one of these positive impacts. Read more https://loom.ly/XI15W8w
New partnerships are just one of these positive impacts. Read more https://loom.ly/XI15W8w
Breathing new life into community spaces | Community Catalysts
The story of how three community entrepreneurs and a local housing association worked together to breathe new life into a community space in Ware.
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 AM
A lot of the fantastic community micro-enterprises that we support to get started have a positive ripple effect on their local area over time.
New partnerships are just one of these positive impacts. Read more https://loom.ly/XI15W8w
New partnerships are just one of these positive impacts. Read more https://loom.ly/XI15W8w
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We're challenging everyday terms that get in the way of a person-centred approach to care and support, where people are recognised as equal citizens and have choice and control over the care they draw on to live the life they want.
Explore our Language Hub to learn more buff.ly/kG5dhlq
Explore our Language Hub to learn more buff.ly/kG5dhlq
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
We're challenging everyday terms that get in the way of a person-centred approach to care and support, where people are recognised as equal citizens and have choice and control over the care they draw on to live the life they want.
Explore our Language Hub to learn more buff.ly/kG5dhlq
Explore our Language Hub to learn more buff.ly/kG5dhlq
As well as latest updates and new developments, our December newsletter also features Pip Cannons's highlights of 2025 https://loom.ly/gWjSDtw
Use the subscribe link to get all our news sent straight to your inbox in 2026! Wishing you a fantastic Christmas and best wishes for 2026!
Use the subscribe link to get all our news sent straight to your inbox in 2026! Wishing you a fantastic Christmas and best wishes for 2026!
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
As well as latest updates and new developments, our December newsletter also features Pip Cannons's highlights of 2025 https://loom.ly/gWjSDtw
Use the subscribe link to get all our news sent straight to your inbox in 2026! Wishing you a fantastic Christmas and best wishes for 2026!
Use the subscribe link to get all our news sent straight to your inbox in 2026! Wishing you a fantastic Christmas and best wishes for 2026!
What role could community assets play in supporting children and young people with #SEND? Are there opportunities for a place-based development programme? We'd love to hear from people about it https://loom.ly/vYx1e7c
What role could community assets play in supporting children and young people with SEND? | Community Catalysts
A reflection on potential solutions to the system challenges for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What role could community assets play in supporting children and young people with #SEND? Are there opportunities for a place-based development programme? We'd love to hear from people about it https://loom.ly/vYx1e7c
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At our September gathering over 200 people who draw on social care and allies came together to share and generate suggestions for consideration by the Casey Commission on the future of adult social care. Today we're sharing these in a short film & report (link in replies)
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#SocialCareFuture Elevate
YouTube video by #SocialCareFuture
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December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
At our September gathering over 200 people who draw on social care and allies came together to share and generate suggestions for consideration by the Casey Commission on the future of adult social care. Today we're sharing these in a short film & report (link in replies)
youtu.be/2s3F_xBCunY
youtu.be/2s3F_xBCunY
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Choice and control is an ongoing political struggle, not a service model, with some unlikely & unexpected new heroes: nuns on the run. makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/n...
Nuns on the run
I’ve loved this evolving story: Three nuns were forced against their will and promises they believed had been made to them to abandon the Alpine convent they called home to be placed in a care home…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Choice and control is an ongoing political struggle, not a service model, with some unlikely & unexpected new heroes: nuns on the run. makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/n...
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The future of adult social care relies on public understanding. So how can we shifting the way we talk to build understanding and strengthen support for investment and reform?
If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5
If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The future of adult social care relies on public understanding. So how can we shifting the way we talk to build understanding and strengthen support for investment and reform?
If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5
If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5
We'll be at #NCASC25 this week in Bournemouth. Look out for @nicksinclair.bsky.social and Helen Allen, our Programme Directors who will be very happy to connect and chat to you about our work.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We'll be at #NCASC25 this week in Bournemouth. Look out for @nicksinclair.bsky.social and Helen Allen, our Programme Directors who will be very happy to connect and chat to you about our work.
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ADASS President, @jessmcp.bsky.social shares insights from a Casey Commission evidence session she took part in. Read her blog: www.adass.org.uk/what-i-took-from-a-casey-commission-evidence-session-and-why-people-must-be-at-the-heart-of-reform/
What I took from a Casey Commission evidence session — and why people must be at the heart of reform - ADASS
Jess McGregor, ADASS President and Director of Adult Social Care at Camden Council, reflects on an early roundtable for Baroness Louise Casey’s Independent Commission on Adult Social Care.
www.adass.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ADASS President, @jessmcp.bsky.social shares insights from a Casey Commission evidence session she took part in. Read her blog: www.adass.org.uk/what-i-took-from-a-casey-commission-evidence-session-and-why-people-must-be-at-the-heart-of-reform/
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Are Direct Payments helping people to live good lives?
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are Direct Payments helping people to live good lives?
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
@wecarewales.bsky.social has shared a really inspiring story of how Leah changed her own life and the lives of others by setting up her own community micro-enterprise. We are so delighted to have helped her on the journey. Read Leah's story https://loom.ly/JXNKX_A
Leah’s journey: Life as a Micro-Carer | WeCare Wales
With guidance from Heather Maling at Community Catalysts , Leah became a micro-carer, offering personalised support to people with learning disabilities.…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
@wecarewales.bsky.social has shared a really inspiring story of how Leah changed her own life and the lives of others by setting up her own community micro-enterprise. We are so delighted to have helped her on the journey. Read Leah's story https://loom.ly/JXNKX_A
Pip Cannons and Debbie John from our team visited the Bristol Robotics Laboratory to find out more about the Personalised Assisted Living Studio www.bristolroboticslab.com It was a great opportunity to see the possibilities of robotics and what it might mean for health and social care.
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Pip Cannons and Debbie John from our team visited the Bristol Robotics Laboratory to find out more about the Personalised Assisted Living Studio www.bristolroboticslab.com It was a great opportunity to see the possibilities of robotics and what it might mean for health and social care.
Today we publish a report that provides evidence that Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) change people’s lives, offer value for money and make care more personalised and sustainable! 📣Read the report www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications... @angelacat.bsky.social
Growing personal health budget take up and impact | Community Catalysts
A report that evidences how personal health budgets change people's lives, are good value for money and help NHS targets.
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today we publish a report that provides evidence that Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) change people’s lives, offer value for money and make care more personalised and sustainable! 📣Read the report www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications... @angelacat.bsky.social
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💥 3 big questions that we'll be discussing at our next Direct Payments webinar on 25th November 💥 This time: "Direct Payments – but there's nothing to buy!"
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
💥 3 big questions that we'll be discussing at our next Direct Payments webinar on 25th November 💥 This time: "Direct Payments – but there's nothing to buy!"
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Are you passionate about neighbourhood health and wellbeing, want to bring about meaningful change and be alongside others making it happen? If so, our New Social Leaders for Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing programme is for you! Find out more www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/our-work/new...
New Social Leaders of Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing | Community Catalysts
An exciting development offer for those interested to build their leadership capacity, skills, and connections.
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Are you passionate about neighbourhood health and wellbeing, want to bring about meaningful change and be alongside others making it happen? If so, our New Social Leaders for Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing programme is for you! Find out more www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/our-work/new...
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WEBINAR | TOMORROW: Making Direct Payments work with finite resources
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
WEBINAR | TOMORROW: Making Direct Payments work with finite resources
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
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Keep on banging that drum, Caroline – it needs to be heard! | Read Caroline's full blog on creative support planning and Direct Payments, here: buff.ly/sE60o7G
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Keep on banging that drum, Caroline – it needs to be heard! | Read Caroline's full blog on creative support planning and Direct Payments, here: buff.ly/sE60o7G